The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-04-12
LATE FOREIGN NEWS!
AMERICAN.

A summary Is given below:
WASHINGTON, March 21.-Dr. Z. I.
Sewers, one Of the most prominent
physicians of Washington, in an in
terview with a reporter to-day declared
there is danger that President Cleve
land will not live through his term
unless there is change IN his mode
of living.
WASHINGTON March 2I.-The demon
alization among army officers is on
the increase. Lieutenant Shaw beats
all previous records, it is averred, by
duplicating his accounts nineteen
times.
BUFFALO, March 21.-A special from
jamestown says: The fire at the Chau
tauqua Assembly grounds destroyed
eighty buildings, including several
large boarding-houses, among them
the Eckert and ParkhuTst. and all in
the houses. The total loss will prob
ably exceed 100000.
WASHINGTON, March 22-The Pres
ident has appointed the following In
terstate Commissioners: Thomas NJ.
Cooley, Of Michigan, for a term of six
years; William r. Morrison, of Iii
nois, for term of five years; Augustus
Schoonmaker, of New York, for term
of four years; Aldaee f. Walker, of
Vermont, for a term of three years;
Walter L. Bragg, of Alabama, for a
term of two years.
Los ANGELES, March 22-Eight
oococ Of erooT1 NOV, .,,o,,cr NTo11oo,e
were discovered to-day Six of these
cases were IN one family. All were
taken to the pesthouse.
OTTAWA, Ont, March 23.-Van Horn,
of the Canadian Pacific Railway, re
ports that trains are now running reg
ularly between Calgary and the Pacific
Coast. He says that the past Winter
has been exceptionally severe, snow
slides sweeping before them trees of
at least thirty years growth. The
snowsheds stood the test well.
New YORK, March 23.-Beecher's
books, engravings, etchings, paintings,
rugs and bric-a brac will be sold at
auction next Fall The library con
tains about 10000 volumes. While
he bought many costly gems he gave
away the most Of them; those he left
are worth probably not more than
$4,000. His farm, the Boscobel, at
Peekskill, which is for sale, is valued
at 100000
New YORK, March 24.-The steam
ship Scotia, which left Marseilles on
February Doth, from Naples and
passed Gibraltar on the 9th from
New York, is now about ten days over
due. At Naples she took on board
passengers, eight hundred and thirty
four in number, off the steamship
Burgundia, which collided with the
ironclad Italia, and was beached to
prevent her sinking, making her total
number of passengers about one thou
sand Approximations for her safety
had been excited
FIRE ISLAND, March 25. The French
steamer Scotia grounded on the outer |
bar early this morning, and for time,
owing to heavy sea, was in great !
danger She had on board some
twelve hundred persons, mostly Ital-
ian immigrants. The Life-Saving
Service crew got lines over the steamer
shortly after daylight, but the surf
was SO heavy no one could be landed |
About two hours after the wind mod |
Grated, the waves went down and life |
boats succeeded in reaching the
stranded vessel. Though much |
alarmed, the passengers were found |
all safe. The steamer rested easy
after the wind went down, and nearly |
all the passengers remained on board.
Tugs and steamers We're sent to aid |
the Scotia, and to morrow morning
the passengers will be taken to New
York.
New YORK, March 26.-When at the
sale of A. T. Stewards collection of |
paintings last night, Rosa Bonheur's
famous work, 1.-The Horse Fair" was
was bought in the name of S. P. Avery, |
dealer, for $4,000, much specula, |
ton was INDUCED in as to who was
the real purchaser back of him. The
actual purchaser was Cornelius Van
derbilt, who presents it, with his com
pliments to the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, where it will always be acces-
sible to the public.
CRY OF MEXICO, via Galveston,
March pa section Of the press of
the press Of this country is attacking
the Administration on the ground that
it favors too strongly American in
terests, giving special encouragement
to the construction of railway lines
from the United States and not doing
enough in the direction of building
Interstate lines.
PANAMA, via Galveston, March Is
A riot occurred last night owing to
military officers resisting arrest Three
men mere killed and several wounded.
SACRAMENTO, March 2S.-The series
of temperance meetings under the
leadership of R. T. Booth, held in the
Ma+,.Oy,o1itap Tbaata1, closed tbiS ava